Somalia Al Shabaab

How Somalia's Famine Aid Went Astray

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.17.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A large amount of food sent by the U.N. to the Somali capital during last year's famine never reached the starving people i...

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Al Shabaab Militants Detonate Truck Bomb At Ethiopian Base

AP | By ABDI GULED | Posted 03.25.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A truck bomb targeted an Ethiopian military base inside Somalia on Tuesday, and Islamist militants claimed responsibility for th...

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Al Shabaab's American Recruits

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO, AMY FORLITI and JULIE WATSON | Posted 03.15.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The October al-Qaida video shows a light-skinned man handing out food to families displaced by famine in Somalia. But the maske...

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Kenyan Army Tweets: Don't Sell Donkeys To Militants

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD and JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 01.03.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's military spokesman is using Twitter to warn people not to help al-Qaida-linked militants by selling them an old-world t...

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Pursuing Militants In Somalia, Kenya Expects First Ground Battle

AP | ABDI GULED and TOM ODULA | Posted 12.22.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Kenyan troops in Somalia closed in on the rebel-held town of Afmadow Saturday where they may fight their first ground battl...

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Kenya To Pursue Al Shabaab Into Somalia

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and JOE MWIHIA | Posted 12.15.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Signaling a stepped-up campaign against Somali militants, Kenya's top security chiefs said Saturday that Kenyan forces will pur...

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Day After Suicide Bombing, Militants Vow To Up Attacks

AP | ABDI GULED and MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED | Posted 12.05.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Qaida-linked militants threatened more terror attacks that will "increase day by day" after a suicide bomber killed 72 p...

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PHOTOS: At The Start Of Muslim Holiday, Famine In Somalia Is Far From Over

Posted 10.30.2011

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The holiday of Eid Al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan is traditionally a day of joyous festivities, of presents, of new clothes and abundant food. Yet as M...

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U.S. Group Advises African Troops In Battle Against Al Shabaab

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 10.10.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — On the front lines of Mogadishu's streets, Islamist militants battle African Union troops. Standing alongside the peacekeep...

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Famine Boosts Recruitment For Somali Militants: UN

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 10.05.2011

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GENEVA — Islamic militants in Somalia who deny there's famine and block most aid are enjoying a boon in recruitment by giving people money at a ...

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Clinton Calls On Al-Shabaab To Allow Aid

Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday called on Somalia's al-Shabaab militants to allow food aid to move "unfettered"...

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Islamist Group Bans Samosas

Posted 09.28.2011

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Al-Shabaab, the extremist Islamic group that effectively controls much of Somalia, has banned samosas in the famine-stricked, war-torn East African na...

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